A five-year study shows that Pittsburgh police are using less force when controlling and arresting people, but still use more force than statistics would project when arresting black people.

The study released Thursday by Police Chief Cameron McLay recommends further study of several questions, including whether officers respond differently when arresting black people or are simply encountering more resistance from black suspects, and therefore need to use more force.

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Mayor Bill Peduto said Friday that officers are undergoing training at all levels of the police bureau to focus on de-escalation rather than using force.

"We have been working to train our officers. They're being trained right now. This will continue through the middle of November, and then provide them with the tools, the necessary weapons, to be able to de-escalate force," Peduto said.

The city has been tracking the force used by its officers since the city entered a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice designed to lower instances of police brutality.

The study crunched numbers from Subject Resistance Reports, which officers must file whenever they use force to control or arrest someone.

Overall, police used force in about four-tenths of one percent of all incidents they handle.

McLay and Peduto also announced the city's entrance into a White House initiative to improve police-data sharing.

Peduto says this will benefit citizens; they'll have more access to more police data. But it will also help police, as they'll have access to more resources with more data. Peduto says information is power.

"If we can get more specific on where crime is happening, what type of crime is happening, what time is it happening, where is the location that it's happening, our officers would be able to better utilize and have more tactical responses," Peduto said.